Cooking apparatus



April 1937. w. M. SCHWARTZ 2,078,165

COOK ING APPARATU S Filed June 19, 1936 25 adapted for disposition cent one another and provided with means of the Patented Apr. 20, 1937 PATENT OFFICE COOKING APPARAIUS .Walter M. Schwartz, lhiladelnhi, Pa., assignor to Proctor & Schwartz, I1icorporatefl, Philadelphia, la., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application .une 19, 1936, Serial No. 86,185

' 7 Claims.

This invention relates to cooking appalrats and, more particularly, to cooking appliances, of the type employing a plurality or group oi cooking receptacles,

5 One object of the invention is to provide in such an impliance novel means whereby the cooklng receptacles may be handled vertlcally either individually or together as a unit, as desired, without regard to any particular sequence of indil vidual. handling and irrespective of horizontal movement of said receptcles. r

Another and more specific object of the inven tion is to provide novel means in the form of cooperative handles on the said receptacles for the 15 above-stated purpose, at least one of said receptacles having a stationary handle with recesses therein, and another of the rec:eptacles havlng pivoted handle's with portions adapted to enter the said recesses t'o secure the receptacles together' 20 for handling as a unit. v

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel electrical cooking aDpllance comprising a vessel having electrical heating means associated therewith, and a plurality of cooking receptacles within said vessel adjacharacter above stated whereby the receptatfles may be vertically handled individually or together as a unit and irrespective of horizontal moyement 30 of said receptacles.

, Other objects andfeatures of the invention will appear hereinafter. The invention may 'be clearly understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which 35 Fig. 1 isa sectional viemof an electrical cooking applianc embodying the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the associated cooking receptacles illustrating the novel ieature of the invention. A v 40 Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, there is illustrated an electrical cooking appIlance of the type disclosed and claimed in the copending application et Joseph W. Myers, Serial No. 85,994, filed June 18, 1936. For the present purpose, it 45 sufiices t0 state that -this appliance comprises a vessel l having electrical heating means 2 and 3 dlsposed within its side wall and bottom for the purpose of heating the interior area of the vessel.

The vessel 1 is also prOvded.with a lid4. Ihe 00 speciflc details of the.vessel l,

the invention is particulariy useful when employed in the cooking appliance of the said Myers application, as shown generally in Fig. 1. A plurality of cooking receptacles are adapted for removab disposition within the vessel l. as 5 illustrated in Fig. 1. Preferably, there is provided a group of three such receptacles consisting of an inner vessel 5 and simflarouter vessels 6 and 1 adapted for disposition on opposite sides of the inner receptacle 5. 'It will be understocd, 10 of course that these receptacles and the vessel l are so designed in relation to one another that V the receptacies fit nicely within the vessel l, as

shown. As is now well understood in the art, the purpose of providing a plurality or group of cooking receptacles adapted for disposition within a relatively large vessel is to enable the cooking of several articles at the same time. Fbr exemple, in theappliance illustrated, the inner or central cooking 'receptacle 5 may be employed to cool: meat, while the outer receptacies S and 1 may be employed at the same time to cook different vegetables.

Referring now to Fig. 2, in accordance with the invention, there are provided on the cooking receptacles 6 and 1 et the sides thereof which are to be placed adjacent the receptacle 5, handles 8 and 9. respectively, having recesses 10 and Il at the ends of the respective handles. There are also provided on the coking receptacle 5 a pair *of opposed pivoted handles l2 adapted to be' disposed inwardiy or outwardly and having offset pivoted'handles l2 are inwardly disposer], as

shown in Fig. 2. For clarity of illustration, only one of the'receptacles 6 and 1 is shown in cooperative relation with the receptacle 5 but it will .be understood that both of the outer receptacles may be employed as shown in Fig. 1. 40

When the teceptacles 5, 6, and 1 are cooperatively dlsposed, the pivoted handles l! on the inner receptacle 5 may be positioned outwardly and, at sch time, the receptacles 6 and 1 will be free of the inner receptacle 5 and may be handled individually by means of their handies 8 and 9, employing lifting devices-in conjuncton With the handles when desired or necessary. It will be seen that the handles I! may be positioned vertically without engaglng the handles 8 and 9, se that the receptacle 5 may be handled individually by means of its handles. It will be noted also that the receptacles may be handled in any desired sequehce. When, however, the pivoted handles l2 on the inner receptcle are dlsposed inor the inWardly disposed handles l2.

wardly, as shown in Fig. 2, with the outer receptacles adjacent the inner receptacle, the oiset portions l3 of handles l2 enter the recesses Il! and H and thus secure the outer receptacles tothe inner receptacle. All of the cooking receptacles may then be handied together as a unit by means In this manner, the receptacles may be inserted within or removed from the vessel l either individuaily in any desired sequence or together as a unit and without the necessity of moving the receptacles horizontally from their closely adjacent position.

It will be understood, of course, that the invention contemplates broadly the utilization of a plurality or group of cooking receptacles in cooperative association with one another and without reference to the support for such receptacles whether it be a relatively large vessel or some other supporting means. However, in its more limited and preferred aspect, the invention contemplates the cooperative employnient of a group or plura1ity of such receptacles in conjunction with a cookix1g vessel.

Although the invention has been illustrated and described with particular reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood that" other forms are possible and that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In apparatus of the class described, a plurality of cooking receptacles adapted for positioning adjacent one another, a stationary handle on one of said receptacles having recesses therein, and pivoted handles on another of said receptacles having portions movable into and out of said recesses to attach said first recptacle to or detach it from said second receptacle while the receptacles are adjacently disposedl 2. In apparatus of the class described, a group of three cooking receptacles, two of said receptacles being adapted for positioning on opposite to or detach them from the inner receptacle while the receptacles are adjacently disposed.

3. In apparatus of the class described, a group of three cooking receptacles, two of said receptacles being adapted for positioning on opposite sides of the thirdeceptacle, sta;tionary handles on the outer receptacles having.recesses therein, and a. pair of opposed pivoted handles on the inner 1eceptacle adapted to be outwardly or inwardly disposed, said pivoted handles having cilset portions adapted to enter said recesses when the pivoted handles are inwardiy disposed to secure the outer receptacles to the inner receptacles.

4. In apparatus of the class described, a plurality of receptacles adaptd for positioning ad-.

jacent one another, and interlockable means on said receptacles to enable handling of the receptacles verticaily and either individuaily or simultaneously, said.means comprising a stationary element on one of said receptacles and a movable element on an adjacent receptacle movable into and out of interlocking engagement with said stationary element irrespective of relative horizontal movement of said receptacles.

5. In apparatns of the class described, a plurality of receptacles adapted for positioning adjacent one another, and interlockable means on said receptacles to enable handling 'of the receptacles verticaily and either individuaily or 'simultaneously, said means comprising a stationary handle on one of said receptacles and a movab le handie on an adjacent receptacle movable .into and out of interlocking engagement with said stationary handle irrespective of relative horizontal movement of said receptacles.

6. In apparatus of the classdescribed, a plurality of receptacles adapted for positioning adjacent one another, and interlockabie means on said receptacles to enable handiing of the receptacles simultaneously, said means comprising a stationary element on one of said receptacles and a pair of opposed pivoted handles on an adjacent receptacle movable inwardly and outwardiy into and out of interlocking engagement with said stationary element while said receptacles are'adjacently disposed.

'7. In apparats of the class described, a plurality of receptacles adapted for positioning adjacent one another, and interlockable meanson said receptacles to enable handling of the re-' ceptacles simultaneously, saidmeans comprising a stationary recessed handle on one of said receptacles and a pair of opposed pivoted handles on an adjacent receptacle movable inwardly and outwardly into and out of interlocking engagement with said stationary handle while said receptacles are adjacently disposed. 

